Monday, February 28, 2011

Its been like 2 weeks since my last project posting, I was scheduled to fight Salamanders last Saturday(26/02/2011), so I decided to paint up a new unit to fight them.

Looking through all my unopen boxes on the floor, there is only one Dark Eldar unit from the new release which I have not done up, Jes Goodwin's sculpted Reaver Jetbikes.....This is an awesome in game unit, but somehow I still prefer Juan Diaz's Hellions, who doesn't like Green Goblin?

I bought 7 boxes of these idiots, and one box gives you 3, so technically I should have 21 right? Wrong, I can ever only have 14, cos I am only using the female bodies for the bikers. Females with big boobies riding a sleek jetbike seems awesome , and here they are

All 6 bikers squeezing in one photo

My first completed Reaver Jetbike

He has a Splinter Rifle

Everybody loves the faceless helmets

This babe here has a blaster

This is the devastating Cluster Caltrops which does D6 S6 hits per fly by

I started this hobby as a noob 2 years ago, and I am really glad I started this hobby with the right group and the right people. This gaming group that I joined, place the interests of modelling and painting as a top priority, unlike some silly group who concentrate more on game play and WAAC. Don't get me wrong, their models are also very nicely painted, but I despise them cos they were not painted by their own hands. Not having the commitment to paint an army means not having any atachment to the hobby, and when the time comes where the grass is greener on the other side, these people will jump over the fence and land themselves in another shithole

I gave it a lot of thought yesterday about the 4 things which happened last saturday and Sunday,

1. Kenneth ask " If one day, GW is no more(meaning no new editions and new releases), will the hobby still continue?"

My view on this : I am too knee deep in this hobby, and I already have that many models to paint till I go blind and die. Honestly, if GW were to close, it will just mean we have no new models, but is that not a good thing? We will finally have the time to clear the back log that we have always wanted to clear, and not having to worry when new toys start appearing. If there are no new set of rules, will that not be better as well, cos we will not have to argue on the new rules and what has to be changed in order for the new edition to be as good as the previous one(like WHFB 8th edition). I still strongly believe and agree that every edition should be played on its ownand we should accept what the current brings. So, if there is no new edition, we only have to concentrate on playing one edition where everyone will be so damn clear about the rules, cos it will never change in the next 100 years

2. Kenneth caught me point blank when I said I will remove my model to deny my opponent the assault. Ironically, 2 years ago, I gave Kenneth Shit loads of Crap when he did the same thing to me. But then again, he said that is part and parcel of the game

My views : I am glad he pointed this out to me, and I am glad I was reminded to be myself and not let this kind of ":CHEATING" ruin the game. After thinking it through, I still believe that this is an unethical and lowly act and is a kind of WAAC attitude, I will not even let this evil thought come into my mind ever again. Thie game is about losing and crying over your painted models and not about winning while saying " Run you Zenos Scum, RUn!!!"

3. When we disembark from an open top vehicle, each and every individual model can be just within 2 inches of the vehicle and not ALL must be within 2 inches of the vehicle.

MY views : Learn the lesson well and go bloody READ the rulebook yourself. DO not let the marines player cloud and blur your vision, just because when those damn marines disembark from their rhino, they have to be within 2 God Damn inches of the access point.

4. Vern sent me an SMS on Sunday night saying" Do not expect a pregnant woman to work, so do not use your transports for tank hunting."

My Views : The imperial marines does this so very well, they have a Rhino, which has no tank hunting capabilities. It is a better transport as compared to most other armies, cos it has an armour of 11 11 10(this is crazy, as small arms fire cannot hurt your tank), ability to carry 10 space marines and to top it off, they have a tank hunting version which is called a razorback and can be armed with a lascannon. The roles of their mini tanks are so very well defined, unlike Dark ELdar, whereb you have a transport that can carry 10 men, is open top, is AV 10 10 10, open Top and has a Dark Lance. I do not have to realise why raiders are a priority target. Which also makes me think if I should remove the Dark Lances from my Raider and change them to a Disintegrator Cannon instead.

Let me tell you the stats, has 4 base attacks, +1 attack for additional Close Combat weapon, +1 attack if he charges, he potentially has 6 , I repeat myself, 6 agoniser attacks on a charge at Initiative 7, and he is at weapon skill 7 as well. He has a default Kabalite Armour , which confers a 5+ armour save, however he can have a funky equipment known as a Shadow Field(30 points), which confers a 2+ Invulnerable save. However, if any of these saves are failed, theShadow Field shorts out. Base on these stats, he should be killing whatever he and his unit touches. Guess what..........I have FAILED that 2+ invulnerable save on 2 seperate occassions and rolling a 1 on the 1st wound taken, hence causing the Shadow Field to short out....and my Archon dying in the process.

If you all think this sucks, then you have to think again, cause, he is actually with 5 Incubis. Together this silly little unit has 15 power weapon and 6 Agoniser attacks, hitting on 3s and wounding on 4s, and the opponent has no save whatsoever except for the silly little Invulnerable save.....and I lost combat.....and was swept cos I is not a marine and I do not have ATSKNF......

Thursday, February 10, 2011

I have managed to finish 2 Incubis last night, the only thing I do not understand is why I have chosen the same 2 poses.
Personally, I feel that the sculpts for the Incubis are alritght, its just that GW's official paint scheme(white Helmets) which made them look clownish. That being said, I chose to paint the helmets the same colour as the armour, making them look a little bit better imho. Once I finish this squad of 5 Incubis, I am 2 Ravagers, 3 Haemonculis, 1 Archon and 1/2 a Raider to go to complete a 1.9k painted Dark Eldar army. I hope to be able to complete them by end Feb 2011.